Story of Mohammed Islam Unveiled

3 Islam Grows
Mohammed stayed in Mecca for thirteen years after declaring himself a prophet. The first half
of the Koran was written during this time, and is known as the Koran of Mecca. The revelations
in the Meccan Koran tell repeatedly that Mohammed is the Messenger of God, and that all those
who disbelieve him will burn in hell. There are also stories of people from the past, who
rejected the prophets that were sent to them. These people consequently were destroyed, and are
now burning in hell.
According to Mohammed, many of the biblical prophets such as Abraham, Moses, and even
Jesus (who he claimed was not the son of God but a prophet) were Muslims. No mention of the
Islamic religion has ever been found prior to Mohammed however. He further claimed that he
was the last in the line of these prophets, and that the Koran was God’s final message.
The Koran takes a number of stories from the Bible, and retells them quite differently, in order
to make a different point. In this retelling, the message is always about how the Jews ignored
their prophets, and therefore were punished by God.
This is the religious part of the Koran, which contains the biblical stories and religious themes.
Mohammed used these basic themes quite skilfully to answer most of the questions his critics
put to him.
Mohammed was obviously quite charismatic and very self-confident. He also had the ability to
package his message in a quite beautifully poetic form. The whole of the Koran is written
poetically, which also makes it easier to memorize. Consequently he attracted quite a number of
followers, and as his power grew, so did his desire for it. He was extremely narcissistic, and
seemed to care only for the adoration of others. The fact that he tore apart his home town and
even his own family did not seem to bother him.
When his uncle lay dying he went to his bedside and asked him to accept Islam. His uncle
muttered something and then died. Mohammed's companion said that he thought his uncle had
accepted Islam. Mohammed did not hear him clearly however, and declared therefore that his
uncle would burn in hell. Abu Talib had raised him from being a child, had secured him his first
job which led to his successful marriage. He then protected Mohammed’s life from all the
trouble which he had created himself. Because he had refused to submit to Islam, Mohammed
declared that he was burning in hell.
That year his wife Khadija also died. He married a widow named Sauda, and was betrothed to
a six-year-old girl named Aisha.
Important facts:
Muslims obviously believe that Mohammed was the final Prophet of Allah. From a non
Muslim viewpoint however, he was simply a genius who designed and defined Islam for a
singular purpose, to make the whole world worship him (or to worship Allah through him which
is pretty much the same thing).
To do this, he made sure that Islam could never be changed. Mohammed insisted that to be a
Muslim, a person must declare that there is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet
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